USA ✳
Iraq asks US to let some Iranian pilgrim flights keep flying
US sanctions on Iran's airlines have grounded flights carrying Shia pilgrims from Iran to holy cities in Iraq.
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UK warns Iran over British Jews as London mayor faces criticism over Jewish community ties
Britain's foreign secretary told Iran's government this week that the UK will not accept hostile activity against British Jews on British soil, warning about threats from Iranian-linked groups.
Czechia ✳
Czech Firm Wins Exclusive Deal to Supply Parts for UK's Small Nuclear Reactors
Škoda JS, a Czech engineering company owned by energy group ČEZ, has signed a deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to be the only designer and maker of drive systems (mechanical parts that move and position components) for Britain's small modular reactors, a newer, smaller type of nuclear plant.
World ✳
Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline after drone strike, Houthis seize Red Sea island
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a route that lets Gulf oil avoid the Red Sea, after a drone launched from Iraqi territory hit it.
Israel closes Jerusalem consulate and bars UK MPs after trade sanctions
Israel shut its consulate in Jerusalem, expelled a British military attaché, and barred about a dozen British MPs after Britain imposed trade sanctions on goods from Jewish settlements in the West Bank, land Israel occupies that Palestinians want for a future state.
Czechia ✳
Fire and cut fence hit two more German power substations
German police are investigating an overnight fire at a substation in central Berlin and a cut fence at another substation in the west.
Chancellor Blames US-Iran War for a Tougher UK Budget This Autumn
Britain's finance minister, the Chancellor, has warned that this autumn's Budget, the government's plan for taxes and spending, will be difficult.
World ✳
US Warplanes Bomb Iranian Rocket Site Accused of Building Sea Mines
US aircraft struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that much of the world's oil ships through.
World ✳
Iran Strike on Saudi Oil Tanker Kills Two Filipino Sailors
Two Filipino sailors died when a Saudi oil tanker, the Sidr, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway ships use to carry oil out of the Persian Gulf.
Germany ✳
AfD set for record win in German state vote as Merz's own party avoids him
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz is campaigning ahead of Sunday's election in the eastern state of Sachsen-Anhalt, where his Christian Democrats (CDU) fear losing to the far-right AfD party for the first time.
World ✳
Nepal Flood Death Toll Passes 500 as Troops Rescue 100 From Flooded Tunnel
A flash flood on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in China, has killed more than 500 people since it struck on Wednesday, set off by a glacier collapse.
New poll puts Farage's Reform UK ahead of Labour in next election
A large new opinion poll suggests Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would win more seats than the Labour Party in a British election, putting Reform on track to lead the next government.